Folkcat's Craft Library

This Blog Will Vanish

Jenny Kubeck — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 20:11:00 +0000

All the posts from this blog are being imported into my new, all-inclusive blog, Crafting Jen. If you'd like to continue following my adventures in life and crafting, please bookmark the new site.

I will leave this blog in place for a couple of weeks, then it will be deleted to help clear my slate.

Thanks for sharing the ride

I Haven't Gone Anywhere

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 21:16:53 +0000

Or rather, I have gone around doing lots of things, which I've been blogging about over at I Knit Around and Confessions of a Chantraphile.

Thing is, I've had little time and energy left for continuing the book reviews here. But I don't consider this an abandoned project - just one on a long hiatus.

Administrivia Day

Jenny Kubeck — Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:43:53 +0000

I am removing the "Recently Updated Blogs" frame from the side bar. Since I have retired five blogs - and consolidated their subjects under a single new blog - there is far less for readers to keep up with.

Here's the list of currently active blogs:

I Knit Around - This is now my primary blog, covering knitting (and other fiber-crafting), cooking, geocaching, and anything else that happens that isn't beading. This will likely be posted to from 3 to 5 times a week.
Confessions of a Chantraphile - My beading blog remains as a separate entity. I expect I'll post here at least once or twice a week.
Folkcat's Craft Library - You can still browse through my craft book collection - at least as fast as I get it entered. Since each entry is a catalog listing for a book, this could be posted to once a week, once a month, or ten times in a day.
The Milford Memory Box - Once we have items worth collecting from the Memory Box and posting, this will be where to find them. Posting here will likely be very sporadic, as the Memory Box collection doesn't grow quickly.

My retired blogs will remain available as archives. You can reach them through my web hub at Jenny Kubeck on the Web.

Books/Beads/Knitting/How-To: Bead Knitted Pendant Bags Etc. 1

Jenny Kubeck — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 01:49:02 +0000

Title: Bead Knitted Pendant Bags Etc. 1
Author: Williams, Theresa
Publisher: Bag Lady Press
Copyright: 1996

Available from the publisher at http://www.baglady.com

Bead Knitted Pendant Bags Etc. 1 is the second book in Williams' Beaded Bag Series. Instructions are given for knitting two small pendant bags, as well as a larger handbag.

For more about bead knitting and Theresa Williams' books, please see my review of Bead Knitted Pendant Bags.

Books/Beads/Knitting/How-To: Bead Knitted Pendant Bags

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 23:35:40 +0000

Title: Bead Knitted Pendant Bags
Author: Williams, Theresa
Publisher: Bag Lady Press
Copyright: 1995, 1996, 2002

Available from the publisher at http://www.baglady.com

Bead knitting is the process where beads are strung on the knitting material, then put in place in groups of 1 to, well, several beads (depending on how much of a swag effect you want) in between knit stitches. It's different from beaded knitting, where beads are also strung on the knitting material, but in a specific pattern according to a chart. In beaded knitting, a bead is placed in every stitch, and the beads ultimately make a picture or design.

Bead knitting is the specialty at Bag Lady Press, and Theresa Williams is almost single-handedly responsible for the current popularity of the technique. This book, which I believe was her first, gives the how-tos, the whys, and the wherefores for how to make two different styles of bead knitted pendant bags. By the time you're done, you'll understand the process and be able to produce endless variations on the basic bags.

Recommended for those who love little bags, but are in a rut making peyote-stitch amulet bags; or for knitters who are tired of sweaters, scarves, and socks.

Books/Fiber/Paper/Handmade Paper/How-To: Handmade Silk Paper

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:28:15 +0000

Title: Handmade Silk Paper
Author: Russon, Kath
Publisher: Search Press
Copyright: 1999

This is a book that was only recently given to me as a gift, and I haven't had much opportunity yet to evaluate it. Let me, then, offer you instead some quotes from the Introduction by author Kath Russon:

Paper is such an ordinary thing. We use it every day, usually without thinking about it. Silk, on the other hand, has always had an aura of mystery about it; it is extraordinary. Its lustre stops you in your tracks and makes you long to touch it. Imagine, then, making something as ordinary as paper out of something as extraordinary as silk.

There is nothing new about silk papermaking. Whilst paper as we know it is thought to have been invented by Cai Lunn, a Chinese eunuch in the court of Han emperor Wu Di in the year 105 AD, silk had been used long before this to record events for posterity. Apparently, by the second century BC it was widely used in China for official letters and documents. However, it was very expensive, so a method was developed by which old silk rags could be pulped; the resulting mixture, thinly spread on a frame, produced a material which could justifiably be termed silk paper.

In the course of this book, we shall try to copy the Chinese ancients in producing paper; in our case, not from pulp, but from actual silk fibres which are now available in a variety of formats, either undyed or dyed. The process of silk papermaking could not be simpler; you need no special tools or equipment and the process takes minutes rather than hours.

Kath Russon is a papermaker first, and this book thoroughly explores using silk to make paper. She covers the different varieties of fiber you could work with; how to dye the fiber; and how to incorporate non-silk fibers in your work. She even gets into how to mould three-dimensional shapes, and how to make felted silk leaves which take their shape and details from real leaves.

I'm not sure if or when I'll actually get to making silk paper, but I think I'm awfully glad I'll have this book to refer to when I do.

Books/Children's Crafts/How-To: More Things To Make and Do

Jenny Kubeck — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 05:38:24 +0000

Title: More Things To Make and Do
Adapted by: Wycoff, Joan
Publisher: Golden Press
Copyright: 1960, 1969

Out of print. Adapted from the earlier work McCall's Golden Do-It Book, this small paperback is a collection of projects for children. It's a great nostalgia trip as well.

Techniques include papier-mache with newspapers, making marionettes out of thread spools, and decorating boxes, among many others. The age of the book is revealed with projects that require "berry boxes" made of thin slats of wood, the assumption that all thread spools are made of wood, and the use of the term "pipe cleaners" instead of the modern "chenille stems".

In spite of its age, I think that books like this offer much to families of today. There is a simple, magic sensibility to the concept of making things from materials around the house. I fear sometimes that the level of imagination displayed in books of this type has been lost in a day when people can readily go to any craft or discount store and buy pre-packaged, clean, prepared ice cream sticks, and wooden spools that have never seen thread.

There's no guarantee you'll be able to turn up this little volume, but it's worth keeping your eyes open for similar craft books at yard sales, used book stores, and even thrift shops. And don't just hand it over to the kids - do the projects with them! You'll be sure to enjoy it as much as they do.

All I Can Think About Today

Jenny Kubeck — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 04:31:25 +0000

Give what you can, how you can.

Spotty Blogging Ahead - and a Little Behind, Too

Jenny Kubeck — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 20:47:13 +0000

I see I missed blogging here yesterday. Not surprising - stuff has been happening.

It's actually the leading edge of what will be intermittent blogging until just after Labor Day. Gryphon took time off from work, and while we can't go anywhere, we will be able to do things together that there isn't time for in the normal work week.

I'll blog again as it fits the flow of our days, and I'll get back to a regular schedule after Labor Day.

Have a good one!

Books/Fiber/Paper/Decoupage/How-To: Take Silk

Jenny Kubeck — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 00:15:06 +0000

Title: Take Silk
Author: Pinnell, Judith
Publisher: Milner Craft Series
Copyright: 2001

This is a book that was only recently given to me as a gift, and I haven't had much opportunity yet to evaluate it. Let me, then, offer you instead some quotes from the Introduction by author Judith Pinnell:

Silk 'Paper'

The process of making the silk 'paper' is simple and results in a colourful and lustrous substrate from which you can create a myriad of exciting projects.

As I work predominantly with a sewing machine, I have aimed to interest and excite machine embroiderers. However, if you love rich colours, the feel of silk and have a desire to create, then silk 'paper' is for you. Both traditional and hand embroiderers will find plenty to interest them; to experiment on, using rich threads and other accessories; with which to create two- and three-dimensional pieces that are completely original.

Raw silk is processed and sold in many forms. Unspun dyed silk or silk 'tops' are strong and yield the best results for making silk 'paper'. Using these and a simple forming process, you can create a substrate (base material) with many of the characteristics of both paper and felt, and with the rich lustre that only silk can produce.

The book describes a process that uses silk fiber, and falls somewhere between felting, papier mache, and collage. With the instructions given, one can make a material somewhat like paper, somewhat like felt, that can be stitched, glued, embroidered, and sculpted.

Recommended for fiber artists who are looking for a new direction, or for those timid of fiber arts who want something easy, yet very versatile.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/How-To: Stitch 'n Bitch, The Knitter's Handbook

Jenny Kubeck — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 01:27:00 +0000

Title: Stitch 'n Bitch, The Knitter's Handbook
Author: Stoller, Debbie
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Copyright: 2003

Additional Category: Books/Fiber/Knitting/Patterns

Yes, it's true - even though I've been knitting since the late 60's, I own a copy of Stitch 'N Bitch.

This book was so on the leading edge of the explosion of knitting as "hip" and "trendy" a couple years ago that - well, heck, it defined the edge. And yet, as an experienced knitter ("I was knitty when knitty wasn't cool"), I still found that I could learn things from Stoller's explanations.

The author has accomplished something that most knitters who set out to teach someone the craft never manage to do. She has noticed all the little things that we never think about in our knitting anymore, that can trip up a newbie knitter badly and make them give up. Like making sure when you turn your work, that you carry your yarn around the correct side of it, lest you wind up with something that looks like two stitches on the needle where there is only one. And she has illustrations for all these things, and she explains not just the differences but why things are different, and how to make it look like it should when it doesn't.

Stoller's own knitting is based on a long-standing family tradition, and she leads us into the knitting adventure by giving her own knitting history. It serves as a stepping-off point for understanding the place of knitting in women's history, and how women in the post-feminist age are reclaiming it for their own.

Between the tutorials, and the anecdotes, and the knit-witty sidebars, this book is packed with good, solid, information. Add a hefty selection of patterns by multiple designers that range from cute, to trendy, to "hey wow, how'd you do that?" - with a good dose of the traditional basics - and Stitch 'N Bitch becomes a real winner.

Recommended for any knitter, of any skill level. In fact, if for some reason you can only have one book in your knitting library, you wouldn't go far wrong making it this one.

P.S.: Just for the record, the term "Stitch 'N Bitch" has been around for decades. Among other uses, it has long been a traditional term applied by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism to any gathering of needleworkers, seamstresses, and tailors, especially if they're female (though not exclusively). No one owns it, and anyone who claims they do is pulling your chain.

Books/Fiber/Quilting/Patterns: Patchwork Puzzle Balls

Jenny Kubeck — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 01:03:25 +0000

Title: Patchwork Puzzle Balls
Author: Beyer, Jinny
Publisher: Breckling Press
Copyright: 2005

I have always considered myself a multi-crafter, but for years I would say that there was one craft I wasn't likely to do - quilting.

Nevertheless, I watch quilting and sewing shows on television, mostly because creativity is creativity, no matter where you find it. Ideas come from everywhere, and I like to be informed about every craft I can so I can be all the better at the ones I do.

One day, I saw author and quilter Jinny Beyer on a quilting show. She was demonstrating the Patchwork Puzzle Balls that are the subject of this book. I watched her put together a set of squares and hexagons to make a sphere, and I was hooked.

Okay, so I'm slow to get moving. I have pieced the two halves of my sphere, but I haven't yet sewn it together and stuffed it. But I'll get there, I promise.

This book offers 9 different patterns that make patchwork balls of different levels of complexity. She offers a full set of instructions for piecing each, with diagrams that show where the parts have to go together. There is also a section for the math enthusiast that shows how to draft your own pattenr pieces, but fret not - it's not essential to your participation in this book if you don't want to go there.

Patchwork Puzzle Balls can be made in a variety of sizes, and have many uses - children's toys, holiday decorations, home decor. I'm looking forward to exploring this one more.

And of all things, it got this non-quilter to pick up a little quilting. There must be something to it!

Books/Fiber/Knitting/Philosophy: The Knitting Goddess

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 00:41:02 +0000

Title: The Knitting Goddess
Author: Bergman, Deborah
Publisher: Hyperion
Copyright: 2000

Additional Categories: Books/Fiber/Knitting/Patterns

This colorfully-covered volume integrates mythology and folklore with knitting projects that invoke the philosophies of the goddesses presented. Bergman presents discussions of how knitting (and any creating with the hands) connects to the soul; shares traditional myths about goddesses from a number of world traditions; and then offers tutorials for the beginner as well as projects for knitters of all skill levels.

Each chapter includes tips specific to the project at hand, and also calls out a special section titled "New Knitter's Workshop" which explains the more basic concepts that may be unknown to the newbie.

This is another book where I haven't worked any of the projects yet - but I enjoy browsing through it and reading the myths, along with Bergman's suggestions for how to celebrate the goddess qualities in yourself by knitting.

Recommended for any knitter who feels a spiritual connection to working fiber, and who wants to know they're not the only one.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/Philosophy: The Joy of Knitting

Jenny Kubeck — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:05:00 +0000

Title: The Joy of Knitting
Author: Myers, Lisa R.
Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers
Copyright: 2001

Additional Categories: Books/Fiber/Knitting/Patterns

The Joy of Knitting was one of the first of a "new age" of knitting books I acquired several years ago. This is a small volume, in a nice hardcover edition.

Although there is a small, illustrated section at the back with "knitting basics", this is not a "learn how to knit" book. Rather, many chapters choose some aspect of modern life, and talk about how knitting relates to it. A project that ties in with the chapter is then offered.

For instance, "Knitting in the Community" talks about forming or joining a knitting group. The project given is the "Collaborative Baby Blanket", where each participant knits separate squares that are joined together to make one finished product.

Other chapters focus on some aspect of knitting itself, and encourage exploration of technique, texture, and color. Experimentation is highly recommended by the author, and she gives guidelines for how to go about it.

I'd suggest this book for anyone who has been knitting a long time, and is feeling in a rut - or for a new knitter who is curious about the vast possibilities of their new craft. It would also make a great gift, if you have a needle-pumper in your life to buy for.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/Patterns: Knitting With Wire

Jenny Kubeck — Mon, 22 Aug 2005 21:41:00 +0000

Title: Knitting With Wire
Author: Wiseman, Nancie M.
Publisher: Interweave Press
Copyright: 2005

Additional Categories: Books/Beadwork/Wire/Patterns; Books/Wire/Patterns

Like her other book published at the same time, Crochet With Wire, Nancie M. Wiseman has created a comprehensive study of how to use knitting techniques with wire in a surprisingly small book.

If anything, this book is even better than the Crochet book. Nancie shows knitting with wire on ordinary knitting needles, of course. But then she goes on to explore using an ancient technique called Viking Knitting, which was actually used in ancient times to create chains from wire. Viking knitting mostly resembles our knitting needle knitting in finished result - it looks like a standard, but twisted, stockinette stitch - but is created by "stitching" the wire as if it were threaded into an eyed needle, interlocking it with earlier rounds of loops as you create a mesh tube.

Finally, Nancie shows how to use wire to knit on a knitting machine, which produces large, even pieces of knitting fairly quickly. The scarves shown on the cover of the book were created by machine.

This is another of my many books that I haven't done any projects from yet, but it intrigues me every time I pick it up. I'm sure at some point I will start casting wire onto my knitting needles - or dig out my Sweater Machine and start working off some of the stash of Artistic Wire I've built up.

Recommended for anyone who can't get enough of knitting, and wants to find innovative new tricks to do with it!

Books/Fiber/Crochet/Patterns: Crochet With Wire

Jenny Kubeck — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:12:00 +0000

Title: Crochet With Wire
Author: Wiseman, Nancie M.
Publisher: Interweave Press
Copyright: 2005

Additional Categories: Books/Beadwork/Wire/Patterns; Books/Wire/Patterns

This is really a cross-over book, being that it will appeal to both crocheters looking to branch out from their usual yarns, and beaders who want new ways to use wire. It's a small volume (88 pages, 6" x 7.25"), but jam-packed with ideas for projects.

Crochet with wire is really no different than crochet with thread or yarn. It's just that the material you're using needs to be handled differently. You don't want to wrap it around your finger to tension it, for instance - you're likely to either cut into your finger or break the wire.

The projects in this book range from jewelry to fashion accessories to home decor. There are many designs for bracelets and necklaces, both with and without beads. For those into something more sculptural, there are four patterns for boxes and baskets that will give ideas for working in three dimensions.

Others have written about working with wire and beads; others have covered the subject of crochet with beads. This is the first book to really focus exclusively on that exact combination, and to explore what it means when wire is the crochet medium.

Recommended for anyone in beading or crochet who wants some inspiration with a twist.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/How-To: Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls

Jenny Kubeck — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:27:00 +0000

Title: Traditional Knitted Lace Shawls
Author: Waterman, Martha
Publisher: Interweave Press
Copyright: 1998

This is the book I'm using as a reference as I strive to design my own lace shawl. While there are step-by-step instructions for creating 8 different lace shawls, the bulk of the book - and its main purpose - is to serve as a design guide.

Readers are taught about the materials used in lace knitting; how to create a design; how shawls are shaped; and how to finish a shawl with a border. A multitude of stitch patterns used in lace knitting are provided, enabling the knitter to choose those they like best to create a truly one-of-a-kind shawl.

Instructions are clear and easy to read. Stitch patterns are given in the form of charts, with a guide at the back of the book to the symbols used. A big plus are two sections in the middle of the book - one with instructions for caring for, storing, and mending shawls, the other showing different ways that shawls can be worn.

Even if you never choose to knit a lace shawl, this book will give you an appreciation for them that you will cherish. Knowing the work that goes into planning and creating a shawl only helps you love it more.

I highly recommend this book, for knitters and knit-lovers of all skill levels.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/Patterns: Bags - a Knitter's Dozen

Jenny Kubeck — Fri, 12 Aug 2005 19:39:00 +0000

Title: Bags - a Knitter's Dozen
Managing Editor: David Xenakis
Publisher: XRX Books
Copyright: 2004

It's become trendy to knit totes, handbags, purses, and even backpacks. This small (about 8"x8") volume contains knitting patterns for a dozen bags of all varieties. Skill levels of the projects cover everything from beginners to complex, and the looks vary from Victorian to contemporary.

Instructions seem to be clear, though I haven't tested any project yet. Rather than specify an exact brand of yarn, they describe the yarns needed in terms of gauge and weight (bulky, fingerweight, etc.). The models shown have the exact name of the yarn that was used alongside the picture.

This looks like an excellent book, and I'm hoping to work some of the projects eventually. My one issue with it is this: I wish they had talked more about what fiber-type to use on each bag! There are no comments offered to that effect - no "this bag works best in a non-stretchy cotton" or "be sure not to use a super-wash wool as it won't felt properly". You are left to your own devices to figure out, from the yarn brands listed by the pictures and your own analysis of the photos, what fiber type to use.

So, beginners might want to get some advice from an experienced knitter about yarn choice for these projects. Otherwise, there is little reason for the novice to fear this book, as the instructions are well written, and there's an excellent section at the back that explains and illustrates the various techniques called for.

A valuable addition to the library of any knitter who wants to go beyond sweaters, socks, and scarves.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/Patterns: Folk Shawls

Jenny Kubeck — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:00:00 +0000

Title:Folk Shawls: 25 knitting patterns and tales from around the world
Author: Oberle, Cheryl
Publisher: Interweave Press
Copyright: 2000

Shawls have become one of my favorite types of projects. I have yet to do one as ambitious as the shawls in this book, but it's a fascinating read nevertheless.

The book begins with a section of instructions in materials and technique, including a guide to the charts used to present many of the patterns. Shawl patterns from 13 different regions of the world are then offered, with brief (very brief) notes about the shawl and knitting traditions in that area.

Patterns range from complex to simple, lace to worsted weight. There are shawls of all shapes; rectangles, squares, diamonds, triangles. I am especially intrigued by the Irish Diamond Shawl (page 33) which has a shape of a square set on point, with a slit from one corner to the center where your neck would be. This lacy-patterned shawl would give full wrap-around for anyone, without any effort.

Shawl patterns are offered in a combination of text instructions and charts. For those who have never worked with charts before, they are an excellent tool for giving a visual representation of a complex stitch pattern. It's well worth learning how to interpret and read them.

My one gripe with the book is that it presents the folk traditions in such a slight way. Some of the regions have barely two paragraphs to cover their rich cultural significance of knitting and shawls. I felt left wanting for a more in-depth understanding about the histories and social importance of the pieces in the book.

Still, I recommend it for any knitter. The range of patterns, if done from simpler to more complex, would offer a great education to a beginner. And the diversity of styles and patterns will challenge and intrigue an experienced knitter.

Books/Fiber/Knitting/How-To: Knitter's Handbook

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 00:14:00 +0000

Title: Reader's Digest Knitter's Handbook
Author: Stanley, Montse
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Copyright: 1993

Out of Print. Subtitled "A comprehensive guide to the principles and techniques of handknitting", this book was originally published in Great Britain as The Handknitter's Handbook. When they say "comprehensive", they mean comprehensive. If you're a beginner, this book will teach you everything you could ever want to know about how to knit, how to choose tools and yarns, how to construct a garment, and how to embellish it. If you're an advanced knitter, you will still benefit, because the coverage of even the most basic elements of knitting is so very thorough.

For casting-on alone, the fundamental start of every knitted piece, there are over 40 methods offered, with explanations of the benefits, illustrations showing how they're done, and discussion of how to fix it when things go wrong. This amazes me. I knew maybe 3 or 4 cast-ons before this, and I considered myself a reasonably experienced knitter. I don't think most people know this many methods exist.

The book is worth it for that alone. But then they go into binding off, short rows, working with slip stitch. There are 25 pages on increases and decreases. A section on what they call "special throws" (yarn over, yarn under, cables, among others). Knitting with beads is covered, as well as buttonholes, pockets, pleats, hems, and much, much more. Specialty techniques include knitting ruffles, casting onto and knitting from the edge of a piece of cloth, and creating sculptural knitting.

This may be out of print, but for anyone serious about knitting, it's well worth the search.

Books/Dollhouses and minatures/Projects: Tiny Treasures

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:22:00 +0000

Title: Tiny Treasures
Author: American Girl Library
Publisher: Pleasant Company Publications
Copyright: 1998

Out of print. Aimed at 4-8 year old girls, this colorful little book offers simple projects to make surprising miniatures using household items. I picked this up at a yard sale - it's certain to be available from used book dealers as well. Some of my favorite projects include a realistic-looking sandwich made from expanding sponges, rubber bands, and plastic bags, served with french fries cut from toothpicks, a dollop of ketchup (glue with red paint) and a glass of milk (a mix of glue and white paint in a clear makeup tube cap). All of these projects look easy to do, and they produce great results. I'm impressed enough that I'll probably be trying some of these myself!

Books/Fiber/Knitting/History: No Idle Hands

Jenny Kubeck — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 03:10:00 +0000

Title: No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting
Author: Macdonald, Anne L.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Copyright: 1988

From the flap:

"No Idle Hands presents an intriguing view of the role of women in American history, as uniquely represented through the art and craft of knitting. From Colonial times to the present, women have expressed their patriotism, creativity, fashion sense, and personal style in the private practice of this rich and varied practical art form. Historian Anne Macdonald sheds new light on women's use of knitting as a representation of their changing historical roles, and puts into sharp perspective the fascinating legacy of the womanly art of knitting."

This is an in-depth study of the subject of knitting throughout American history, replete with period photos, illustrations, and pages from knitting books and magazines from all ages. To give you an idea how thoroughly Ms. Macdonald has covered her subject - the main text of the book is 361 pages long, but there are also 57 pages of notes, and a 38-page bibliography.

I have only skimmed my copy so far, but it looks like a fascinating read. If you're an avid knitter who also enjoys learning about what forces shape our world, I predict you'll enjoy this one.

About Folkcat's Craft Library

Jenny Kubeck — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:34:00 +0000

I've been meaning to make a catalog of the books and publications in my personal craft library, especially as a reference for my friends to know what I have that they might be able to borrow. I've chosen to do this in the form of a blog for gathering the data, but ultimately I'll use the links to individual posts to create index pages that will sort by various criteria.

The posting format here will be simple. Each post title will contain the full categorization for the book, followed by the title. For example: Dollhouse and miniatures, projects: Tiny Treasures.

I'll be entering books in no particular order, and I'll do my best to provide a little commentary about the contents as well. Where possible, the books will also be links by which you can purchase them.